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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 15:42:57 GMT
I just started Anne with an E (Netflix series); it's a retelling of Anne of Green Gables, which I've never read, but I did watch the series when I was a kid. I thought it would be saccharine and lame, but it's actually delightful, feminist, heart-wrenching, and so on... I'm not a good reviewer I guess xD But I'm really loving it. i re-made my account cause i wanted to reply to you haha The show is amazing, it does show cruel reality but can be so touching too  i shed so many tears and im just on the 3rd ep  lol It really is good though!! Glad someone else is enjoying it  Yeah I think I was crying after the second episode lmao I'm either third or fourth episode now. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 15:47:30 GMT
i re-made my account cause i wanted to reply to you haha The show is amazing, it does show cruel reality but can be so touching too i shed so many tears and im just on the 3rd ep lol It really is good though!! Glad someone else is enjoying it Yeah I think I was crying after the second episode lmao I'm either third or fourth episode now. im on the 5th now, bingewatching, and its lighter ...a bit... i guess this show cant be completely dramaless even for one ep  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 3:00:10 GMT
Wow. And there is actually a lesbian (or bi) woman in Anne with an E. A pleasant surprise!! Warning though (spoiler for episodes 5-6): Bury your gays trope. Josephine's beloved, Gertrude, is dead. However, Josephine is an old woman. She and Gertrude lived together for many, many years and lived a long life together. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 13:40:49 GMT
Wow. And there is actually a lesbian (or bi) woman in Anne with an E. A pleasant surprise!! Warning though (spoiler for episodes 5-6): Bury your gays trope. Josephine's beloved, Gertrude, is dead. However, Josephine is an old woman. She and Gertrude lived together for many, many years and lived a long life together. yep. and i believe its cofirmed by the author that anne is bi and loved diane too? cause come on, friends dont confess love to each other like that |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:18:42 GMT
Wow. And there is actually a lesbian (or bi) woman in Anne with an E. A pleasant surprise!! Warning though (spoiler for episodes 5-6): Bury your gays trope. Josephine's beloved, Gertrude, is dead. However, Josephine is an old woman. She and Gertrude lived together for many, many years and lived a long life together. yep. and i believe its cofirmed by the author that anne is bi and loved diane too? cause come on, friends dont confess love to each other like that I haven't read the books, so I don't know if this scene is actually in there, but what struck me the most was the exchanging of the locks of hair. This was done by people who were sweethearts and usually engaged. It's possible the girls are play-acting, both of them seeing themselves as the romantic heroine being parted from her love. I haven't heard about Montgomery saying Anne was bisexual; that would be very forward thinking for someone of her time lol! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:48:43 GMT
yep. and i believe its cofirmed by the author that anne is bi and loved diane too? cause come on, friends dont confess love to each other like that I haven't read the books, so I don't know if this scene is actually in there, but what struck me the most was the exchanging of the locks of hair. This was done by people who were sweethearts and usually engaged. It's possible the girls are play-acting, both of them seeing themselves as the romantic heroine being parted from her love. I haven't heard about Montgomery saying Anne was bisexual; that would be very forward thinking for someone of her time lol! i saw the same quote over and over on tumblr, hmm let me see... hereand hereso i thought the author said it or smth, i never read the book so i have no idea how old it or the author is mb its coming from the show writers or just headcanon idk |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:55:57 GMT
I haven't read the books, so I don't know if this scene is actually in there, but what struck me the most was the exchanging of the locks of hair. This was done by people who were sweethearts and usually engaged. It's possible the girls are play-acting, both of them seeing themselves as the romantic heroine being parted from her love. I haven't heard about Montgomery saying Anne was bisexual; that would be very forward thinking for someone of her time lol! i saw the same quote over and over on tumblr, hmm let me see... hereand hereso i thought the author said it or smth, i never read the book so i have no idea how old it or the author is mb its coming from the show writers or just headcanon idk lol Oh, no, she died in the 40s. The novels were written at the beginning of the century. I'm all for headcanon bi!Anne. I'd be fine with them making it canon in the show, too. We'll have to see what happens! A lot of the "love talk" between the girls though CAN be read as either play-acting or simple (non-homoerotic) female affection. People back then weren't desperately afraid of homophobia as they are now (most didn't know same-sex attraction even existed) so they were more free with their affections, whether it be female to female or male to male. Ironically, that made it easier for actual same-sex couples to live "as friends" together with no one being the wiser lol (unless you flaunted it the way Oscar Wilde did). |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 16:03:17 GMT
i saw the same quote over and over on tumblr, hmm let me see... hereand hereso i thought the author said it or smth, i never read the book so i have no idea how old it or the author is mb its coming from the show writers or just headcanon idk lol Oh, no, she died in the 40s. The novels were written at the beginning of the century. I'm all for headcanon bi!Anne. I'd be fine with them making it canon in the show, too. We'll have to see what happens! A lot of the "love talk" between the girls though CAN be read as either play-acting or simple (non-homoerotic) female affection. People back then weren't desperately afraid of homophobia as they are now (most didn't know same-sex attraction even existed) so they were more free with their affections, whether it be female to female or male to male. Ironically, that made it easier for actual same-sex couples to live "as friends" together with no one being the wiser lol (unless you flaunted it the way Oscar Wilde did). well, then their non wiseness in that regard could make them confuse romantic feelings with just friendly ones cause u know heteronormative society )) nah idk, mb cause russians are just cold at heart(lol) i never get those friendship feels, i mean i like my friends but i dont love them, i cant even imagine whats its like to confess love to ur friend, just seems weird to me  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2017 6:39:29 GMT
Just saw the first episode of To The Ends Of The Earth starring Benedict Cumberbatch. It's really good, has some top quality period piece actors. It's based on a William Golding novel, though he's not someone I'm super familiar with. It has that 18th century feel to it, so there's lots of body humor mixed in with the macabre and intense philosophical situations lol
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Post by Vy on Jun 9, 2017 5:53:23 GMT
I just stumbled across an anime that I'm really enjoying so far: Aldnoah.Zero. Martian colonists uncover powerful alien technology, form an empire, and invade Earth after the Martian princess is (supposedly) assassinated. Cue robot battles.
It's not perfect - the first episode handles exposition pretty awkwardly, there are a few animation quirks that I find kind of annoying, and I hear the show doesn't have a very good ending. Still, I've really enjoyed the episodes I've seen.
I especially love the core concept in that it's a role reversal of your usual mecha anime premise, where a single pilot in a ridiculously overpowered mech takes on entire armies of mooks singlehandedly. In this series, the bad guys are the ones in the OP mechs, and the heroes have to rely on numbers, strategy, and scientific expertise to win their battles. Meanwhile, there's a courtly intrigue plot going on among the invading Martians. The kickass soundtrack, solid gender equality (especially for its genre), and intriguing trio of protagonists are also points in its favor. As someone with a mild form of autism, the "main" protagonist, Inaho, IMO is particularly relatable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2017 20:59:58 GMT
I'll be starting my OitNB binge tonight!
Also rewatching GOT season 6. Usually I rewatch all of it before a new season but I didn't feel upto the 70 hours this time.
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Post by Crimson on Jun 9, 2017 21:14:31 GMT
I'll be starting my OitNB binge tonight! Meet ya back here tomorrow to talk about it.  |
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Post by kalasaurus on Jun 10, 2017 11:11:03 GMT
I've been watching Orange is the New Black S5.
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Post by phantomrachie on Jun 11, 2017 18:56:10 GMT
Just finished Orange is the New Black season 5 and holy shite that finale. This is one of the better seasons IMO.
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Post by Crimson on Jun 11, 2017 19:03:16 GMT
Just finished Orange is the New Black season 5 and holy shite that finale. This is one of the better seasons IMO. I'm only on episode 5, feels kinda slow so far, well, some parts were great but others... I'll keep goin' |
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Post by phantomrachie on Jun 11, 2017 19:21:14 GMT
Just finished Orange is the New Black season 5 and holy shite that finale. This is one of the better seasons IMO. I'm only on episode 5, feels kinda slow so far, well, some parts were great but others... I'll keep goin' it suffers from the same thing that many Netflix shows suffer from, which is that it can be slow, particularly after the first few episodes, but IMO the slow parts have a good payoff later in the season. |
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Post by kalasaurus on Jun 11, 2017 20:50:40 GMT
I kind of tuned out during Season 5 until the final episodes tbh. Then it got really good. I wonder how things will turn out. OITNB S5 spoilers: There were a few scenes I thought were interesting, like when Bailey speaks to Poussey's dad. Maybe I need to rewatch the first few episodes, but the beginning was just a lot of chaos that came off with little cohesion imo. And this season of course did nothing to make me like Leanne any more. Generally I can see redeeming features in most of the characters there and like them, but she's in the running with Fig for characters I dislike lol. At least Piper is a background character now, but Leanne and her sidekick just go around annoying people center stage. I still hate how cruel she was to Pennsatucky and Soso, too. Sad about Flaca and Maritza in the end  |
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Post by phantomrachie on Jun 12, 2017 8:28:43 GMT
I kind of tuned out during Season 5 until the final episodes tbh. Then it got really good. I wonder how things will turn out. OITNB S5 spoilers: There were a few scenes I thought were interesting, like when Bailey speaks to Poussey's dad. Maybe I need to rewatch the first few episodes, but the beginning was just a lot of chaos that came off with little cohesion imo. And this season of course did nothing to make me like Leanne any more. Generally I can see redeeming features in most of the characters there and like them, but she's in the running with Fig for characters I dislike lol. At least Piper is a background character now, but Leanne and her sidekick just go around annoying people center stage. I still hate how cruel she was to Pennsatucky and Soso, too. Sad about Flaca and Maritza in the end I liked that it was chaotic at the start and then settled down. The season was supposed to be about a prison riot so the chaos and then people settling down into a rhythm felt like the right vibe for it.
I'm not gonna lie, I skipped over the Leanne parts, I've no idea why she has such a focus now. Piper works far better has a secondary character as she is less annoying that way.
Some high points of the season for me:
Every scene with Flaca and Maritza.
Red & Flores trying to get dirt on Piscatella and them him wandering the halls kidnapping people like the terminator.
Freida's bunker
Linda's slow realisation that prisoners are people.
All of the negotiation scenes.
Everything about the last episode.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 9:47:16 GMT
oh btw, i completely forgot ab the show "Girlboss", it had such a funny episode about forums, i cracked up so much and overall its pretty good |
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 13, 2017 23:56:43 GMT
I have....... no idea where to put this, but I just found Buffy's unaired pilot episode. Holy shit, my brain doesn't know what to do with a Willow who's not Alyson Hannigan. |
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i shed so many tears and im just on the 3rd ep 
Yeah I think I was crying after the second episode lmao I'm either third or fourth episode now.
Much love right back at ya!
